Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.

VIII ClOSc vi Il liudy VI hcAu Ncch'
Butter has taken another tumble.
Prices in this market, Monday, ranged
from 20 cents for the best down to Is and
Is cents.
The mail train from the south did not
reach here Tuesday till about 8 o'clock
p. m. A series of breakdowns caused
the delay.
The Wednesday and Friday evening
services at st. Stephens are now held at
: 80 o'clock, instead of Z, as they were
during the winter
The town of Rpon, England, has re-
Gently comcmmorated its one-thousandth
anniversary; a set of medals struck for
the occasion has been presented to the
Sheldon museum.
The toboggan slide is kept in use al
most every afternoon and evening. 1t
works to perfection now, the minor de-
fects that caused little trouble at first
having been remedied.
Mr.. 4. Williamson had 13 head of cat
tie ready to ship to Boston market,
Monday: but the roads were so blocked
that the railroad would not undertake to
get them through, consequently he did
not ship.
Mr.. j. II. Sargent is soon to begin
changes in the interior of his house, and
will keep it as hotel, to be known as
the Logan House. Another spring he
intends to add another story and thus
increase its capacity.
Mr.. II. Bruce Wright has sold his farm
south of the village to Messrs. Smith q
Allen. Mr.. Allen will probably erect a
residence upon it. Mr.. Wright is likely
to remain in town. his farm in Shoreham
being leased for a term of three wears.
Forty cents is now paid here for pota-
toes for shipment. Hay ranges from IS
to 50 a ton, according to quality. Onions
have been bought for 20 cents. Shippers
are considerably bothered to get cars
promptly, but that is not unusual at this
time of the year.
The railroad advertises round-trip
tickets to Burlington on Wednesday
next, this sum including admission to Il
horse show to be held in the opera house
that evening. a special train will leave
Burlington on the Rutland road at the
close of the performance.
The work of refitting the rooms over
the bank. which are to be occupied by
the Ladies' library, was begun on Mon
day. 1t is understood that the library
will be removed to its new quarters about
the first of April, when the lease of the
rooms now used will expire.
Arthur Manning of Ripton was bound
up for trial at the county court by Judge
Knapp, the other day. He was sent to
the reform school to await trial. 1t was
charged that, while attending the school
near Bread Loaf, he stabbed girl named
Jennie Narney in the hand with knife.
\ very pleasant musical matinee was
held at the residence of Miss May Powers
on Friday last by those under her train
ing. All the performers did exceedingly
well, showing great thoroughness of i'll
struction. Miss Powers is a graduate of
the Boston Conservatory and worthily
represents that institution. She has the
rare gift of stimulating her pupils to
aar nd ind, ,t,iA, al he I,;, Il,
appreciation in which she is held by those
whom she instructs was shown by the
gift of IA beautiful ebony music chair.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the post-oflice one month I'M
called for: Mrs. Burnumn Ainse, +.
Ainse, Mrs. IL. Albee, Miss Inis Brown,
George Conley, James Cawley, Maggie
Carmoda, Lizzie Cherbino, Mrs. Lizzie
Coughter, Frances CROUCH, Mrs. Claren-
da Clark, Mrs. Clayton Dickey, Geo. Du-
mo, Gilbert Dumas, John Dudley, Syl-
vester Fisher, Mrs. Lucinda c. Grover,
Miss Elsie Her, Mr.. +. Her, +. Johnson,
James Kill, Chas. Miner, Miss Flora \.
usoil. l. DildCktll. W llllt -. SHIP
son, Geo. w. Ninton, Mrs. Jennie Whit
ton, Mrs. Anna Ward.
Captain Grin Abbey, one of the oldesl
residents of the village, died at his home
on Weybrige street shortly after six
O'Clock Yesterday morning. The funer-
al will take place from the house at IL
O'Clock tomorrow Saturday morning
Captain Abbey was in his SD year.
Upto Saturday last he was in good
health, but while working at the pulp
mill that day he took cold, which brought
on an attack of inflammation of the
bowels. He leaves IA widow and six
children. Two of the four sons-Otis
and George-reside in town.
On Saturday night last, during the Sc
we're storm, some miscreants entered the
house of Mrs. II. Carl, on Seminary
street, by taking out window. They
looked about and found a small bag con-